Year-to-year college scholarships being reviewed

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Are Athletics Scholarships Fair?
David Moltz and Doug Lederman
Inside Higher Ed
May 10, 2010 

Amid increasing federal scrutiny of college sports comes the latest salvo: the U.S. Department of Justice‘s inquiry into the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s scholarship rules.

The NCAA revealed the antitrust review in a brief statement on Thursday, but the Justice Department declined to confirm it, let alone offer any details about its nature. As a result, many legal experts and other potential commentators were wary of speculating too much about how the inquiry might unfold.

But the current and historical context surrounding the Justice Department review suggest that it comes at a significant moment for college sports. The antitrust inquiry comes amid more general questioning about collegiate sports by the federal government, on several fronts and from several sources. And unlike some previous antitrust challenges to NCAA policies and rules, the Justice Department's inquiry could cut right to the heart of college sports, potentially buttressing pleas from advocates for athletes' rights for better financial support for collegiate players.

The NCAA rule -- which states that athletically related financial aid should be awarded one year at a time, and limited to a total of five years -- has been around since 1973. It has long been a bone of contention for advocates for athletes’ rights, who have pushed for multiyear scholarships (at the very least -- many of them would prefer outright stipends or payments) to reinforce financial security and stability for college athletes...

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